Channel Five newsreader, Kirsty Young will replace Fiona Bruce next year as presenter of BBC One’s Crimewatch show.
The BBC recently sacked Nick Ross as presenter after 23 years and announced that the show would be undergoing a major revamp.
“I’m delighted to be joining a programme with such a respected history. Sadly crime is a fact of life and affects us all,” Kirsty explained. “Being the presenter of a show which does so much to get justice for people affected by it will be a real privilege.” Read more & comment »
September 3rd, 2007 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC-One
The fourth series of Who Do You Think You Are? follows seven personalities as they embark on personal journeys of discovery and revelation.
The celebrities unravelling secrets and surprises about their roots include presenter Graham Norton, actor John Hurt, impersonator and actor Alistair McGowan, comedian and presenter Griff Rhys Jones, Olympian Matthew Pinsent and writer and presenter Carol Vorderman.
The first episode sees newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky journey into her family’s roots and uncover amazing secrets and links to the past. Read more & comment »
Eastenders actor Matt Di Angelo has admitted that he was shocked to hear that his character Deano Wicks was being axed from the show.
He told Now magazine: “It was a shock. If I could choose my exit storyline, I’d like us all to die in a car crash. That would be a something dramatic and memorable.”
The actor confessed he is sad to leave the show but is looking forward to a new project. “I’ve never been in a show for so long and 12-hour days can be tiring. But I’ve had a really good time and I’ve learnt a lot,” he added.
“I’m lined up for an exciting new project that’s been in the pipeline for a while. It’ll be announced soon. You’ll see a different side to me.”
August 16th, 2007 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC-One, Damages
Damages, the top-rating new series in the United States this season, is to be screened on BBC One next year.
This highly anticipated 13-part drama series, starring five-time Oscar nominee and two-time Tony Award winner Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons), combines a compelling legal thriller with a riveting murder mystery.
Directed by Allen Coulter (The Sopranos, Sex And The City and BBC Two’s Rome), Damages is a powerful drama set in high stakes litigation. Read more & comment »
Michelle Ryan has admitted that life was not all roses and chocolates on the Eastenders set when she was working there.
Ryan, who is currently starring in a US remake of the Bionic Woman, didn’t knwo who she could trust among the cast and was amazed at some of her co stars desperation for fame.
“It wasn’t a happy family all of the time,” Michelle told The People. “It was partly people trying to get into the limelight. And there were leaks, people selling stories. It was like: ‘Who can I trust?’”
Dervla Kirwan and Lorraine Ashbourne star in True Dare Kiss, Debbie Horsfield’s sparky, raw and disturbing new drama serial – an unfolding saga of intrigue, passion, revenge and redemption.
When their estranged father, Stan, dies in unexpected circumstances, sisters Phil, Beth, Nita and Alice are reunited for the first time in 20 years.
Burdened by their own secrets, which they desperately try to hide, the four are also torn between a desire to uncover the truth behind a cataclysmic event that shattered their family 20 years before, and a need to keep it hidden. Read more & comment »
Eastenders actress, Pat St Clement has urged the younger stars of the BBC soap opera to up the excitement levels and buzz surrounding the show.
“When Jessie [Wallace] was in the show, pictures of her at clubs helped to fuel the Kat character and it never did her any harm because she’s such a talented actress,” Pam told The People.
“We get a hard time from the press and although I think it’s great that we now have a very professional cast who don’t fall out of clubs at 3am and don’t believe their own publicity, the papers love that kind of thing.
“I tell you if I was young and 19 and coming into it then I might be going out raving. As long as it doesn’t ruin their lives then I think the younger ones should do it. As long as they don’t do it at the cost of their work. Then I would have something to say.”
Grub’s up! Tonight, BBC One’s Friday Night With Jonathan Ross has a cuisine theme when Jonathan Ross cooks up maggot stir-fry.
His rare excursion into chat show cooking is in honour of guests, the irrepressible chef Gordon Ramsay making a welcome return to the Ross sofa and explorer Bear Grylls.
Bear, who’s admitted to imbibing elephant excrement on his adventures, and Gordon, who recently sampled bulls’ penis on his own show The F Word, are unwilling spectators as Jonathan attempts (and fails) to create something edible from leaves, tree bark … and live maggots. Read more & comment »
The fourth series of Who Do You Think You Are? follows seven personalities as they embark on personal journeys of discovery and revelation.
Eastenders actor Matt Di Angelo has admitted that he was shocked to hear that his character Deano Wicks was 
Michelle Ryan has admitted that life was not all roses and chocolates on the Eastenders set when she was working there.